Year 1 Life and living things worksheets
Be a leaf detective
Go into your garden and see how many different plants you can find. How could you find out the names of these plants? Who could help you find out? Now play the find my leaf game!
Animal spinners
Cut the spinners out, stick them on card and push a pencil through the middle. Spin both wheels at the same time and act out or talk about the two animals that you land on (for example, talk like a frog or grow like a caterpillar!). Now research your favourite animal.
A to Z of body parts
Play a car game listing an A to Z of parts of the body, for example: arm, belly button, cuticles… If you get stuck you may need to be creative and think of variations (for example, digits instead of fingers). If you’re playing with older children they could also list internal organs!
Animal anagrams
The letters in these boxes have been mixed up. Can you unjumble them to find the name of an animal?
Labelling and describing words
Draw a picture of a family member then label it and add some words to describe them around the picture.
Investigating what bodies can do
Help your child learn about the human body and what it can do with this great worksheet.
Know your body and its parts
This activity is a fun way to help your child to learn about the human body and its parts.
My bean growing diary
Your child will enjoy growing their own bean and keeping a record of its progress with this fun diary.
Learning about living things: using a microscope
The complexity of nature is studied in intricate detail using a digital microscope in this fascinating science activity for EYFS and KS1 children.
It is aimed at Key Stage 1 and EYFS pupils and should be done with a parent or carer.
It is aimed at Key Stage 1 and EYFS pupils and should be done with a parent or carer.
Parts of a plant and what they do
This download shows a picture of a plant and asks children to label the parts and also explain what each part does. There is an answer sheet included.
Identify the parts of a plant
A Year 1 science worksheet on identifying the parts of a plant, created by a primary school teacher to support learning at home.